Former England international Gary Lineker has lashed out at Norwich City over the sacking of Chris Hughton.

Hughton was relieved of his managerial duties and replaced by youth team coach Neil Adams after Norwich’s 1-0 home defeat to fellow Premier League relegation candidates West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.

Fulham will seek to boost their flagging survival hopes and dent Chelsea's title ambitions when the west London rivals clash on Saturday.

Felix Magath takes charge of a home fixture for the first time when Premier League leaders and neighbours Chelsea visit Craven Cottage this weekend, but the German faces a daunting task in arresting an alarming run of form.

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane let rip at the Premier League and his old club after their 2-0 loss to Olympiacos.

In a brutal post-match evaluation in Greece, Keane rubbished the idea the Premier League is 'the best league in the world', while he claimed United manager David Moyes does not have enough 'quality' at his disposal.

Manchester City's Samir Nasri has warned of the impact a League Cup final defeat could have on Manuel Pellegrini's quadruple-chasing side.

Nasri was part of the Arsenal team beaten in the final of the competition in 2011, with that loss to Birmingham City heralding a poor run of league form towards the end of another trophy-less campaign.

Free-scoring Manchester City will be confident of extending their eight-match unbeaten streak at strugglers Fulham on Saturday.

Manuel Pellegrini's side have charged to fourth in the Premier League table on the back of a run of form that has seen them defeat European champions Bayern Munich in Germany and league leaders Arsenal, beating the latter emphatically 6-3 last weekend.

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick is confident that his side can kick-start their faltering season by putting on a performance at Arsenal on Wednesday.

The Red Devils conceded a last-gasp equaliser in their weekend clash with Fulham, with a 2-2 draw leaving United in seventh place in the Premier League and a massive 15 points off the title pace being set by Chelsea.

Arsene Wenger admits that he is wary of Cardiff City's giant-killing exploits as his Arsenal side prepare to visit South Wales on Saturday.

Malky Mackay's men have already secured a 3-2 victory over Manchester City at the Cardiff City Stadium this season, and they scored a late equaliser to salvage a point against Premier League champions Manchester United last weekend.

Chelsea have signed the teenage Burkino Faso international Bertrand Traoré on a four-and-a-half year deal.

Traoré, who made his international debut as a 15-year-old, has long been on the Blues' radar and impressed during their pre-season tour of Asia, when the attacking midfielder scored a spectacular goal in an 8-1 thrashing of the Indonesia All Stars.

Everton will try to maintain their fine home form when hosting Norwich City in the Premier League on Saturday.

Roberto Martinez's side have taken 21 points from 10 home games this season, their highest return since the 2004-05 campaign, with only bottom club Sunderland able to claim victory when visiting Goodison Park.

Suspended Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is in perfect condition to return for his side's Capital One Cup clash with Manchester United next week, according to manager Brendan Rodgers.

Suarez has one match remaining on his ten-game ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic last season, and it appears Rodgers will have no reservations in throwing the Uruguayan straight into action against United.